Dinner-pail.



W. A. EDWARDS.

DINNER PAIL. ANIMATION FILED Nov. za, 190s.

l 941,915. Patented Nov.3o,19o 9 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2,

ATTORNEYS airfares firmen.

WILLIAM ABBHQM EBWARDS, GF PNE BLUFF, JLRK-hNSAS.

specification of '.tetters Patent. atgiijed Nov., 305 1969.

Application tile-i November 23, lates. Seria?. No. 453,975.

` To all' whom 'it may concern." l

Be it known that i, "WILLIAM ABRAHAM EDWARDS, a citizen of the United States,

and a resident of Pine Bluii'9 in the county of Jefferson and State of Arkansas, have `made certain new and useful improvements in Dinner-Fails, of which the following is a.

v specication.

. My invention relates to improvements in dinner pails and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

f An object of my invention is to provide' a ydevice in which articles such as soup and coliee can be heated with very little trouble and in which the remainder ofl the victuals v claims.

.My-invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure l isa perspective view of my dei vice with the upper compartments removed;

Fig. 2 is a central vertical transverse sec- -tion. through the device, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section. In carrying out my invention l provide a base A, and a top B joined together by four 4 upright members c', 02, c3 and c4, two of these members being on one side and the other two 'being at the respective ends. The top B has a hinged lid b and a handle Z2. Upon the lid b is a lock C, which is prefer'-` ably a combination lock and is designed to engage a latch member d on a bar D which is pivoted to the base A. The bar may be let down to permit access to a number of nested pans or buckets E, F and G. The lower pan G is supported on the top of the base A and is provided with a cover g. The upper pan E is also provided with a cover e. The upright member 0 at one endof the device is provided with the upper and lower eyes 'wand-y through which the tongues 4v" v and y attached to the reservoir H are adapted to pass to secure the reservoir to the device. The upright member c'i at the other end has similar eyes t and s to receive the tongues t and s attached to the lantern J. rihe base contains a spirit lamp K, having the usual body portion 7c, cap k .and distributor 7a2.

rihe use of my improved device will be readily understood from the foregoing description of the various parts.

The pans are first lled with victuals, the lower pan G preferably containing the liquid such as coffee or tea. The pans are assem bled as yshown in Fig. 2, being placed between the upi'ights 67.02, c3 and o4 from the side opposite cg'and c3 while the member D is down. The latter member is then raised and the lock C holds it in position. TWhen it is desired to heat the lunch, the pans are removed and a spoonful of wood alcohol from the reservoir H is poured on the lamp K and ignited.l The pans are then replaced. rlhe liquid in the lower pail G is thoroughly heated while the food in the other pail is warmed.

if the pail is to be used at night the lantern d may be easily attachedl and carried with the former.

lf claim:

i.' in a dinner pail, a base, a top, a pair oi uprights connecting one side of said base and top, a separate upright connecting each end of the base with the top, a hinged lid secured to said top, a locking member pivotally secured to said base on the opposite side from. the tiret named uprights and means for securing said locking member to said-hinged lid..

2. ln a dinner pail, a base portion, a lamp disposed in said base port-ion, a plurality of nested pans supported on said base above said lamp, a top7 a pair of uprights connecting one side of said base and top, a separate upright connecting each end of the base with the top, a hinged lid secured to said top, a centrally disposed locking member pivotally secured to said base on the opposite side from the first named uprights and a lock carried by said hinged lid and adapted to engage 'said locking member to secure the latteriii position.

WlLLIAM ABRAHAM EDWARDS. Witnesses:

FRAN-K" JACKSON, G. Brr-piNesnnr. 

